Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Mount Olive (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mount Olive. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Mount Olive ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Olive: Mt. Olive
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Olive. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Olive.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mount Olive is located in Horry County.
To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Horry County: Brunswick (NC), Columbus (NC), Dillon, Georgetown & Marion.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Olive. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Olive:
- Horry County (The home county of Mount Olive)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Green Sea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Finklea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Finklea is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Gurley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Loris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cool Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Galivants Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Aynor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Cebu ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cebu is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
- Red Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Cochran Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cochran Town is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
- Hickory Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Dillon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Lake View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Floydale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Latta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Nichols
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mullins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Centenary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Laughlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Laughlin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
- Gresham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sellers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bladen County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Butters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Butters is located in Bladen County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Bladenboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brunswick County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Ash
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Longwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Longwood is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Columbus County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Tabor City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Emerson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Fair Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Clarendon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Cerro Gordo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Cribb Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Ironhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Grist
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grist is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Chadbourn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson Crossroads is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Crossroads
- Bethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Evergreen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Robeson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Marietta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Barnesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Orrum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Proctorville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Proctorville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Fairmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- McDonald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McDonald is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Raynham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Raynham is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Rowland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Olive, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Olive.
Cemeteries Near Mount Olive ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Olive.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mount Olive - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Olive covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Jernigan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Blanton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blanton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Williamson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silent Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Sea Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Sea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Soules Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Buffkin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Strickland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (424 more) ...
- Calvary FWB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Granger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Strickland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Mount Olive in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Olive.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Finklea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Finklea is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Nichols
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bayboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bayboro is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
- Emerson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Gurley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Loris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Clarendon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Privetts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Privetts is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privetts
- Galivants Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Adrian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Adrian is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cerro Gordo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Mullins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Daisy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Olive. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Olive.
Newspapers Published in Mount Olive ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Olive.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Olive, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Olive.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mount Olive:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Horry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dillon County
- Marion County
- Bladen County
- Brunswick County
- Columbus County
- Robeson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Olive, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Olive) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |